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NEW YORK (AP) -- Albert Evans, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and one of the most prominent African-Americans in classical dance, has died following a short illness....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical featured in the TV show "Smash" might actually find its way to a stage....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Juliet's death is always a sad moment at the ballet. But it's safe to say there were lots more tears than usual when Julie Kent splayed her limber body backward across t…
NEW YORK (AP) -- It seems like every summer there's a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Nick Cearley feels the one he's starring in nicely compliments gay pride month....
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Actress Debra Messing is making a pitch to restore acting classes at her old high school....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrew Lloyd Webber has tapped a favorite actress to play the school principal in the musical stage version of "School of Rock."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- If you think your job stinks, take a moment to consider the pretty horrible tasks facing the lowly sentries Humayun and Babur in Rajiv Joseph's new "Guards at the Taj.".…
HAIFA, Israel (AP) -- A decision by Israel's new education minister to halt the performances for high school students of a controversial theater play, inspired by the life story of an Ar…
NEW YORK (AP) -- The great playwright Arthur Miller rarely changed a word of his plays during rehearsals. The equally great Tennessee Williams rewrote furiously until he had to stop....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Keira Knightley will have some onstage help making her Broadway debut next year from Tony Award-winner Judith Light, "Constantine" star Matt Ryan and Tony-winner Gabriel…
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) -- The rival leaders of Cyprus attended a theatrical play on Monday that implores the divided island's Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities to confront the wrong…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Five things to note following the Tony Awards on Sunday night:...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Fun Home" songwriters Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron have made history by becoming the first female writing team to nab a Tony for musical score....
NEW YORK (AP) -- When producers asked Alan Cumming to host the Tony Awards this year, his heart sank....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first special Tony Award to honor educators has been given to a veteran North Carolina high school arts teacher who wants to create magic but doesn't believe in maki…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Choreography is a mystical endeavor, elevating the common act of movement into high art....
NEW YORK (AP) -- There is a coffin sitting onstage. A lesbian is the narrator. There are no movie stars in it. And we are promised a suicide by Page 9 of the script....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Strange as it may sound, Stephen Schwartz has never won a Tony Award....
NEW YORK (AP) -- When it comes to favorite Tony Award moments, some of this year's nominees are divided into two main camps: The moments with Neil Patrick Harris and the ones with Hugh J…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Abbott and Costello's heirs are suing the producers of a Broadway play in which a character uses a sock puppet to perform part of the comedians' famous "Who's on First" …
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billy Joel is about to prove he's the top piano man at Madison Square Garden by beating Elton John's record for the most performances at the famous New York City arena..…
NEW YORK (AP) -- An American radio broadcaster heard by millions worldwide on the Metropolitan Opera's live Saturday broadcasts has died. Margaret Juntwait was 58....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Things have been moving so quickly this year for Tony Yazbeck that he hasn't had time to squeeze in something important - his honeymoon....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Musically blessed comedy "Sister Act" is getting a revival, courtesy of Disney....
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Larry David was showing his old "Seinfeld" pal Jason Alexander the quirks of his Broadway dressing room, the discussion naturally went to the toilet....
